Sunday, 27 May 2012

Hack 'N' Slash Hero: Story Summary - Votes 51-60

You take the stairs up towards the
portal, nimbly dodging the broken masonry and making it to the top.
Walking through the portal, you escape the watery doom of the
dungeon, but find yourself in the strange netherworld that you
experienced after gaining the first of the Strength of Ages. This
time you're in a science classroom – very odd...

After getting an after-school detention
from your angry teacher and having the surreal experience of working
alongside your lifelong crush, Jamie, you find yourself transported
back into the realm of Visgarthia. Standing once again on the peak of
the Arcalith, you see the forces of the Affliction are still
attacking the temple, and gaining ground.

You head inside to help the soldiers
who are doggedly holding the corridor at the top of the stairs. After
felling one of the attacking monsters, you grab a soldier to help you
operate an unmanned gun turret. You continue to hold the monsters
off, but more and more keep coming. Spotting some Visgarthian heavy
weapons, you grab a rocket launcher, blowing the advancing enemies to
pieces.

Encouraging the Visgarthian soldiers to
hold the line for as long as possible, you head to the teleportation
chamber. You enter the final pool and are transported to a barren icy
wasteland.

You've no time to take in the scenery,
as you realise that you're surrounded – a group of cloaked and
hooded figures with flint spears encircle you. The leader gestures
that you should kneel, but you stay standing, hoping a show of
strength will be effective. The leader attacks, but you defeat him.
The man seems impressed by your combat prowess and praises you in a
broken accent – maybe you've won him over?

Deciding to see if the local folk are
friendly after all, you allow the men to lead you to their town. Once
there, you meet a familiar person – it's the Merchant. The creepy
little man explains how he fled the Arcalith and found himself here.
He offers you two items from his depleted stocks – a vial of
tar-like liquid which will slow down one enemy, and a tattered book
which will reveal all your enemy's stats – will you purchase either
of these, or save your points?